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Taking the GRE for your business school application? You\u2019re in luck. Each month, we are featuring a series of admission tips from our exclusive admissions consulting partner, <\/i><\/b>mbaMission<\/i><\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n In your MBA resume, be sure to showcase your accomplishments, rather than merely stating the responsibilities of your position. When your responsibilities are presented with no accompanying results, the reader has no understanding of whether you were <\/span>effective<\/span><\/i> in the role you are describing. For example, consider the following entry, in which only responsibilities are offered:<\/span><\/p>\n 2012\u2013Present <\/span>Household Products Group, Flocter & Gramble<\/b> Cincinnati, Ohio<\/span><\/p>\n Brand Manager<\/b><\/p>\n The reader is left wondering, \u201cWas the media campaign successful? Did the staff of five progress? Did sales volumes increase? Did the supply of products reach its destination?\u201d When this one long bullet point is instead broken down into individual bulleted entries that elaborate on each task and show clear results, the reader learns not just about the candidate\u2019s responsibilities, but also about that person\u2019s ultimate effectiveness and successes.<\/span><\/p>\n 2012\u2013Present <\/span>Flocter & Gramble<\/b> Cincinnati, Ohio<\/span><\/p>\n Brand Manager<\/b><\/p>\n By comparing the first entry with the second, you can see how much more effective an accomplishment-driven MBA resume is than one that simply lists responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n Presenting quantifiable results in your MBA resume is preferred, because such results clearly convey your success in the actions you undertook. However, in some instances, you simply cannot quantify your success. In such cases, you can instead demonstrate non-quantifiable or even potential results. Consider the following examples:<\/span><\/p>\n In each of these bullet points, the results of the writer\u2019s actions are not measurable, but they are nonetheless important. The accomplishments, while \u201csoft,\u201d are conveyed as clearly positive.<\/span><\/p>\n Ideally, your MBA resume should be only one page long; admissions committees generally expect and appreciate the conciseness of this format. If you choose to submit an MBA resume consisting of two pages or more, your reader may have difficulty scanning it and identifying (and remembering) important facts. With these space constraints in mind, we offer two fairly straightforward \u201cspace saver\u201d ideas:<\/span><\/p>\n Jeremy Shinewald<\/span><\/p>\n 138 West 25th Street<\/span><\/p>\n 7th Floor<\/span><\/p>\n New York, NY 10024<\/span><\/p>\n 646-485-8844<\/span><\/p>\n jeremy@mbamission.com<\/span><\/p>\n You just wasted six lines of real estate! To help whittle your MBA resume down to one page, try putting your address on just one line so you can save five others for valuable bullets.<\/span><\/p>\n And, while we are discussing the document\u2019s length, resist the urge to shrink your font or margins to make your MBA resume fit on one page. Your font should be no smaller than 10-point type, and your margins should be no smaller than 1\u2033 on either side and 0.75\u2033 at the top and bottom. Rather than trying to squeeze too much information onto the page, commit yourself to showcasing only your most important accomplishments that tell your story best. ?<\/span><\/p>\n
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Demonstrate Non-Quantifiable Results in Your MBA Resume<\/b><\/h4>\n
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